Timeline

Milestones in the development of Tau Station, from Ser moritz's Tau Station Player's Guide.

• 2018-01-02: first closed alpha wave – the game first becomes playable by non-staff members
• 2018-01-14: second closed alpha wave
• 2018-01-16: NPC vendors sell 3-day VIP packs
• 2018-01-31: bribing for rations
• 2018-02-07: genotype selection on character creation
• 2018-02-13: leveling up refills stats
• 2018-02-21: bond inflation (10x), decreased career bond rewards
• 2018-02-21: Shop
• 2018-03-07: items as mission rewards
• 2018-03-21: Look for trouble
• 2018-03-28: Public Market
• 2018-04-18: level cap increased from 15 to 25
• 2018-04-18: Start of open alpha testing phase
• 2018-05-02: nick name auto completion in chat
• 2018-05-02: CORETECHS storage view
• 2018-05-02: stats refill timers
• 2018-05-16: Private ships (update log).
• 2018-06-06: re-exploring missions
• 2018-06-06: genetically bound items
• 2018-06-13: gear is preserved on character death
• 2018-06-20: Enter the sewers
• 2018-06-20: combat specialization courses
• 2018-07-04: Community signature items
• 2018-07-11: reputation punishment for bashing
• 2018-07-25: Syndicates
• 2018-09-27: New system: Barnard’s Star
• 2018-10-03: at NPC vendors
• 2018-10-10: termination pellet
• 2018-10-24: station news
• 2018-10-25: 200 cycle day celebration with a special 4-day VIP pack gift, and a new mission that awards the 200 day cycle celebration pin
• 2018-11-14: player avatars
• 2018-11-22: career difficulty and experience are now shown
• 2018-12-31: Syndicate campaigns
• 2018-12-31: New system L 726-8 A (released without missions, being backfilled)
• 2019-02-05: New System YZ Ceti (without missions yet)
• 2019-02-05: Multi jump gate ship courses
• 2019-02-05: Ship repair University courses
• 2019-02-05: Combat Stim University courses
• 2019-02-28: 40 new epic items as syndicate campaign loot items
• 2019-03-19: Bodyguards
• 2019-03-19: Bond log
• 2019-03-19: Price modifiers are shown upfront when buying from NPC vendors
• 2019-04-18: Feedback Pop-ups
• 2019-04-18: Manufacturing / Building Construction University courses
• 2019-04-18: Status icons for VIP, Visa and Bodyguards
• 2019-06-25: Side Job Rework, see also Side Job Revamp
• 2019-06-25: Archive 2.0, see separate preview
• 2019-06-25: /me command in the chat
• 2019-10-15: Item Management through CORETECHS
• 2019-10-15: Variable item and fuel prices
• 2019-10-15: Extensive combat rebalancing
• 2019-10-15: Emojis in the chat through expresions like :smile:
• 2019-10-15: Increased availability of non-epic tier 3 and tier 4 items through NPC vendors
• 2019-11-28: Genotype food
• 2019-11-28: Vendor-available Tier 4 and 5 equipment
• 2019-12-23: Storage extension for private ships
• 2019-12-23: Rebalancing of epic campaign items
• 2020-02-28: Ship operations such as patch up and refuel now show the necessary time before starting the action..
• 2020-05-01: Shop reopened
• 2020-07-02: switch from the alpha.taustation.space to taustation.space for game play
• 2020-07-17: and Foes list now extendable for bonds and when reaching a new tier
• 2020-12-02: Combat Rework
  • in PvP, the defender gets a popup and can control their own actions (before; defender only acted automatically)
  • Combat without page reloads
  • Animations
  • Music and sound effects
• 2020-12-02: New University courses Agile Combat
• 2020-12-31: Sirius System opened
• 2020-12-31: Station level reshuffling
• 2020-12-31: Ration supply limited at NPC vendors
• 2020-12-31: New ship class Mantis Class Private Cruiser
• 2020-12-31: NPC opponents now consume Focus in combat
• 2021-02-23: Ross 154 System opened
• 2021-02-23: New wealth of Tier 4 equipment
• 2021-04-23: New wealth of Tier 5 equipment
• 2021-08-17: some YZ Ceti stations are now Tier 6, and players can reach that tier. New items along with it.
• 2023-10-08: The end of Tau Station is announced for 2023-10-31
• 2023-10-27: taustation.space goes offline

See also: tales from the auld ones, a more subjective view of Tau Station’s history and community.